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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan for explosive testing
   • Identify and confirm type of explosive and required test or analysis.
   • Identify nature and type of effects or properties to be determined.
   • Investigate and select appropriate methods of measuring and recording the desired effects or properties.
   • Investigate and select appropriate firing or initiation techniques and methods.
   • Prepare and review the test plan.
2. Prepare for explosive testing
   • Test and validate models, simulation and/or prototypes.
   • Incorporate modifications or alterations into the testing processes based on validation results.
   • Arrange building or purchase of necessary equipment given project constraints and available skills and materials.
   • Develop experimental designs in liaison with other staff.
   • Assemble, set up and calibrate apparatus.
   • Perform routine standardisation procedures prior to the test, and record results.
3. Perform explosive test
   • Test instrumentation required for data collection for functionality.
   • Prepare and test explosive initiation or firing mechanisms.
4. Recover equipment and validate results
   • Recover measurement and recording equipment and extract required data.
   • Analyse data for anomalies and ‘out of control’ conditions and accept or reject.
   • Assess data for validity against required information, known previous test results and/or relevant reference materials.
   • Record test procedures and, if necessary, recommend modifications to test procedures.
   • Determine properties and or effects from data and measurements collected.
5. Plan for explosive testing
   • Identify and confirm type of explosive and required test or analysis
6. Identify nature and type of effects or properties to be determined
7. Investigate and select appropriate methods of measuring and recording the desired effects or properties
8. Investigate and select appropriate firing or initiation techniques and methods
9. Prepare and review the test plan
10. Prepare for explosive testing
    • Test and validate models, simulation and/or prototypes
11. Incorporate modifications or alterations into the testing processes based on validation results
12. Arrange building or purchase of necessary equipment given project constraints and available skills and materials
13. Develop experimental designs in liaison with other staff
14. Assemble, set up and calibrate apparatus
15. Perform routine standardisation procedures prior to the test, and record results
16. Perform explosive test
    • Test instrumentation required for data collection for functionality
17. Prepare and test explosive initiation or firing mechanisms
18. Recover equipment and validate results
    • Recover measurement and recording equipment and extract required data
19. Analyse data for anomalies and ‘out of control’ conditions and accept or reject
20. Assess data for validity against required information, known previous test results and/or relevant reference materials
21. Record test procedures and, if necessary, recommend modifications to test procedures
22. Determine properties and or effects from data and measurements collected

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes:

accessing, interpreting and applying technical information related to explosives and measuring and recording. carrying out tests and measurements developing and applying explosive testing processes and techniques developing and using computer programs related to testing handling explosives and explosive ordnance maintaining documentation and records planning and preparing for tests recording and validating results

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes:

operational knowledge of: analysis processes and techniques characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of explosives characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of measuring and recording equipment physics of explosions properties and characteristics of relevant explosives validation processes

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